The Experience of the First Russian Public History Program

How did the first Public History study program influence the formation of public history perception in Russia?

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/9-2021-10/public-history-in-russia-2/

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Teaching between Pre- and Post-Corona. An Essay (2)

Abstract: This is part 2 of the essay about the exceptional demands on university teaching in the digital-distant semester at the German-speaking universities forced by the corona crisis, especially with... Read More ›

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/8-2020-4/pre-and-postcorona-2/

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Teaching between Pre- and Post-Corona. An Essay (1)

This essay draws cautious conclusions about the digital and distant arrangements enforced upon teaching and learning by the corona pandemic.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/8-2020-4/pre-and-postcorona-1/

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Audio-visual Production and Public History

Very few historians actually produce (documentary) films. Producing documentary films provides students – all historians – with skills to engage and communicate with different publics.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/7-2019-16/documentary-films/

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Brewing History as a Public Experience

The history of food and beverage offers many public history opportunities. It can be used to teach about transportation, exchanges in the early modern period, the industrial revolution, and immigration.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/6-2018-36/beer-history/

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Public History Goes to Summer School

In July 2018, the University of Wroclaw hosted its first Public History Summer School at the University of Wroclaw. Was it worth the trip for the 46 participants from 18 countries? The organizers draw their self-critical conclusions.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/6-2018-36/public-history-summer-school-wroclaw/

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(Pre-)Scientific Information Retrieval and Wikipedia

Search engines often used for (pre)scientific information retrieval. Wikipedia is a common encyclopedia with more or less suitable articles. Whoever teaches students should emphasize to check such sources carefully.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/6-2018-26/information-retrieval/

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Focusing on Democracy: A Teacher Educator’s View

In the age of Trump we must refocus if we are teaching democratic principles in our classes. As teacher educators, we must make sure that students understand these ideas so they are prepared to teach them.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/5-2017-38/focusing-on-democracy-a-teacher-educators-view/

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Tooling Up: Public History in the University Curriculum

What happens if we flip the model and, rather than just creating new offerings labelled Public History’ we also look for opportunities to bring its critical eye to the ‘mainstream’ curriculum?

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/5-2017-29/tooling-up-public-history-in-the-university-curriculum/

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Helping Students Make History: Community Engaged Learning

This essay examines the importance of community engaged learning through public history to students’ acquisition of historical knowledge and methodological skills. Experiential learning in public...

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/5-2017-20/students-history-community-engaged-learning/

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